The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-15
NEWS FROM MINES AND EXPLOR-
ATOMS AROUND TOWN.
Work RcsamedaffheP Pninf Rirer uine md
the Property 10 b. defircfy WrosDhf
During me Coming Wtnfrr - The
Monitor Nine raf NOT ship anfH
aerf seaeon-- Progress on fhc
Ner Ron0t~-Nesr Vosjs af
Dunn Hine - Manner
ous smaller Items.

tnNL the i'tIul ikiftr mine started UP
and dcprives the Monitor Of a railroad
track, the Monitor people expected TO
use the Paints track until spring when
they would have one OF their own, where
as now they viii not ship until spring,
but will 90 on developing the mine and
place il in good shape Tor large output
next season. The main shaft il now
down sixty feet from which cross-cut
has been driven south distance OF fifty
three feet and neither wall has yet been
encountered drift is to be run west
from the crOss-cut. The main shaft will
be put down another sixty feet during
the winter. The mine IL very dry, but
will become wet when the work is carried
below the shafts at the Paint River mine,
at present the Paint, which Is not more
than fifty feet 60 the east drains all of
the water from the Monitor, The ore
seems 70 be bettering and IL hard dark
blue substance.
The main shaft at the Angus Smith
find ON the southeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter OF section twenty
three, 1882, Is now down forty-six feet
and a drift IL being driven 60 the west
which at the time OF the writer's visit
had reached a distance uf seven feet.
Below the capping, which is about eight
teen ieet deep, all is ore of a very line
grade Two new pits have been put
down one hundred and fifty feet north Of
the present workings and both bottomcd
in the ore. A drift is soon TO be COM
inenced from the north side OF the work
ing shaft now i'm use and driven north a
distance OF one hundred and fifty feet
when a working shaft will bc put down
and the mining all done through IT, At
present force OF only seven men is em-
ployed, but Is large enough To do all OF
present work. The ore isanon- Bessemer,
soft, blue and has "A very greasy appear
ance and the deposit IN being shown up
Co be quite extensive. This mine IL on
the new range mentioned in this journal
recently.
The accident To Mr.. =. Sheridsn's pump
at his explorntian In the south part OF
the city proved to be "a lucky accident to
him. While waiting Tor the repairs TO
the pump he commenced sinkingn test pit
about 500 feet southeast Of his former
works, and struck rich vein ofsoft hem
attic ore, rich in mineral and easily
mined, although capped with u layer OF
large boulders. Although his first find
was considered a. good one 10y mining
men, his last find is lar superior TO il.
The last pits put down by Mr.. Sheridan
is near the line OF Mr.. w. IL. Shelden's
land-the north-oastquarter OF the north
east quarter OF section thirty-iiye, 43-35
and no doubt continues over on To
that tract, II not south through il. MIR.
Sheridan is now stripping, the surface
being only about eight feet deep, and lay
ing bare "A fine deposit of soft ore. IL is
evident that he has vein at least 500
feet in length and from forty to fifty feet
in width.-Iron County Reporter.
The Paint River mine has resumed and
will begin the shipment OF ore Az soon
as cars can be secured. Cleveland parties
have contracted for 5000 tons OF the
ore and full force Of men will be put to
work and the ore mined as rapidly az
men and machinery can do It, 1hepre
ent force numbers twenty-five men. AS
soon as cars can be obtained a general
rush will be made ut the mine. The man
agement could go ON and stock the ore
and wait for ears, but they prefer To
handle it but once, which leaves n larger
profit FOR the owners. The timber shaft
~ now down about 16O feet and will be
put down seventy-tive feet deeper during
the winter A diamond drill was run
down about one hundred and fifty feet
below the present depth of the mine and
work has been carried across the for
InAllOn ~ uiNthHtt Oh tiInll ttttt III lU
good, clean ore. Capt. Roberts is Of the
opinion that the deposit is at least six
hundred feet in length.
John +. Jones, Of Iron Mountain, ex-
plored for iron ore and found il on Sec
tion twenty-seyen, 1882, adjoining the
Blaney mime, and then quit work. IL is
rumored, but how much truth there is i'm
the rumor Is not learned, that heexpected
20 find a Bcssemer (the Blaney ore IL Of
that character) ore, and upon learning
II was not such abandoned che property
and allowed the option 10 expire. The
ore found is of good quality and there
appears 10 be "A large quantity OF il.
Mcssrs. Matt. Gibson, Of Champion
and Peter Pascoe Of Republic, have
found a deposit Of red specuar ore mt
their exploration i'm town forty-four,
range thirty-three, about twelve miles
from this place and the gentlemen are OF
the opinion that the deposit IL very
large one.
A shaft has been started one hundred
feet north Of the open pit at the Dunn
mine, Tor the purpose of ascertaining the
depth 81 the Gaping. This move IL made
Go decide whether the vein will be- strip
ped that distance or mined from under
ground, the depth Of the capping viii de-
eide.
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